比较级： scantier
最高级： scantiest

The rainfall was rather scanty this month .

这个月的雨量不足。

The farmer 's financial difficulties were caused by a scanty harvest .

这个农民的经济困难是因为收成不足造成的。

The quality or condition of being scanty or meager .

微薄，稀少缺乏的或不足的情况或性质。

The scanty supply of food was distressing : with the keen appetites of growing children , we had scarcely sufficient food to keep alive a delicate invalid .

食物供应不足也令人烦恼：我们这些正在发育的孩子食欲很强，可是我们的食物几乎还不够养一个虚弱的病人。

The stiff bristles at the tips of the pedicels are usually obvious , but may sometimes be scanty or even absent .

花梗的端部的硬的刚毛通常明显，但是5月有时是甚至无缺乏的或。